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and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built u
and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers...
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amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. new jersey transit will start moving today with limited service. the new york subway system making advances, little by little. the m-train, which links queens to manhattan, just started run. there are still no trains running from low 34th street where half of manhattan remains this morning in the dark. so the millions of new yorkers who depend on subways are now waiting, as you can see in these pictures, in long lines for city buses. for those who drive into the new york city area, the lines stretched for miles yesterday. enough to make you turn around and stay home. in an effort to ease gridlock in the city, the mayor has ordered all vehicles entering manhattan must have at least three passengers. that stands for the rest of the week. there are check points set up on the way into the city with cars not meeting the three-person rule being turned away. and you're only beginning to make your way to new york, if you're lucky, to find gas or cars. about 80% of new jersey stations are eith
amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. new jersey transit will start moving today with limited service. the new york subway system making advances, little by little. the m-train, which links queens to manhattan, just started run. there are still no trains running from low 34th street where half of manhattan remains this morning in the dark. so the millions of new yorkers who depend on subways are now waiting, as you can see in these pictures, in long lines...
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he's about to race on her second new york city marathons. an epic route, going through all five burros, ending in central park. even her boyfriend, a host for the radio alice went to cheer her on. >> when we got on the plane today, to come to new york, the race was on. when we landed and we turned our phones on, the race was off. >> reporter: for the first time in their history, the biggest marathon in the world was canceled. >> and they were literally fighting with each other. >> reporter: as early as this morning, the mayor said that the marathon would help them recover, only enraging the other city leaders, people living near the face route. people in the neighborhood were living without water or power. >> they should be more concerned about what's going on now. people are hurting here. people lost lives. >> reporter: tonight in a last- minute decision, city halls and race officials were bound to the pressure. >> it was clear it wasn't going to be a celebration about new york, but a difficult day instead of a day of celebration. >> report
he's about to race on her second new york city marathons. an epic route, going through all five burros, ending in central park. even her boyfriend, a host for the radio alice went to cheer her on. >> when we got on the plane today, to come to new york, the race was on. when we landed and we turned our phones on, the race was off. >> reporter: for the first time in their history, the biggest marathon in the world was canceled. >> and they were literally fighting with each...
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including around 650,000 in new york city alone. and costs to the country's economy estimated between $10 billion and $20 billion and growing. we're going to talk about the political, economic and environment implications of hurricane sandy for the next two hours, including how this natural disaster has linked this year's prominent foes, president obama andries and chris christie. both told reporters that they were determined to repair and rebuild the damage even as they praised each other's forms the crisis. >> the things we need to do is to make sure power restored as quickly as possible. make sure people have clean drinking water hospitals are taken care of the way we need to, and kids are back to school. i'm please to report that the president has sprung into action immediately to help us get us those things while we were in the car riding together. i appreciate that. he has worked extremely closely with me since the storm hit. this is our sixth conversation oversince the weekend. i cannot thank the president enough for his pers
including around 650,000 in new york city alone. and costs to the country's economy estimated between $10 billion and $20 billion and growing. we're going to talk about the political, economic and environment implications of hurricane sandy for the next two hours, including how this natural disaster has linked this year's prominent foes, president obama andries and chris christie. both told reporters that they were determined to repair and rebuild the damage even as they praised each other's...
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here in new york city, many are turning to starbucks for power and wi-fi. abc is asking a judge to toss out its lawsuit over pink slime. more on that coming later. i hope you guys are ok over there. >> doing just fine. thanks so much. >> glad you're all right. thanks so much. let's check in at the live desk. >> we are following breaking news. we know the university of southern california campus remains on lockdown at this hour. in fact, the university just released an alert to students telling them to seek shelter, stay indoors and avoid opening doors for unknown people. the shooting suspect still remains at large. we have learned that several victims, possibly up to four, have been taken to local hospitals in los angeles. witnesses telling the l.a. times this morning that the shooting happened at a party in the center of campus at the tudor campus center which seems to be a student union on campus. the witness is telling the "l.a. times" that there was a party celebrating halloween. it was max capacity inside. at least 100 people inside and outside. gunmen
here in new york city, many are turning to starbucks for power and wi-fi. abc is asking a judge to toss out its lawsuit over pink slime. more on that coming later. i hope you guys are ok over there. >> doing just fine. thanks so much. >> glad you're all right. thanks so much. let's check in at the live desk. >> we are following breaking news. we know the university of southern california campus remains on lockdown at this hour. in fact, the university just released an alert to...
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documentary about new york city, rick burns' "new york," a documentary film. as a natural location for a city, new york was sociologically and politically shaped by countless waves of new immigrants. but fundamentally, new york has always been a city shaped by water. the long, skinny island of manhattan at its heart, brooke lynn and queens to its east, staten island five miles south of long island. and the bronx, the only part of new york city on the american mainland, itself surrounded by water on three sides. if this week's megastorm is not just a once in a lifetime event, but a once every few years event, then the whole country is faced with the question of how our largest american city, our biggest population center, our economic capital as a nation will defend itself. it's a city built on water. what happens when our relationship with that water changes fundamentally? joining us now is documentary filmmaker, rick burns. mr. burns, thank you very much for being here. so happy you could come. >> pleased to be here, rachel. >> new york city became an industr
documentary about new york city, rick burns' "new york," a documentary film. as a natural location for a city, new york was sociologically and politically shaped by countless waves of new immigrants. but fundamentally, new york has always been a city shaped by water. the long, skinny island of manhattan at its heart, brooke lynn and queens to its east, staten island five miles south of long island. and the bronx, the only part of new york city on the american mainland, itself...
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. >>> the new york city marathon will take place on sunday. the new york road runners announced they will be donating $1 million as part of the campaign to help victims of sandy. con on versy surrounding the race. some felt it was trivial or too much of a burden on police to hold the marathon. but new york road runners say running the race shows the city's resilience. >> if the decision made the decision to cancel this race, there would have been at least as great of con vo tro versy, because this has always been known as the greatest day in the life of the city. >> nearly 47,000 runners participated in last year's marathon, the organization says they are expected up to 20% fewer runners in this race because of sandy. people are still undecided about whether or not the road runners should continue with the race. a lot of people backing out. a lot of people from our area. >> the police department and mayor says this will not impact the police department and other agencies have to do with the rest of the city as a result the storm that's come th
. >>> the new york city marathon will take place on sunday. the new york road runners announced they will be donating $1 million as part of the campaign to help victims of sandy. con on versy surrounding the race. some felt it was trivial or too much of a burden on police to hold the marathon. but new york road runners say running the race shows the city's resilience. >> if the decision made the decision to cancel this race, there would have been at least as great of con vo tro...
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>> good news there, too. and in terms of the gridlock here in new york city. traffic very heavy as the mass transit system gets up and running. what about the scarcity of gasoline for commuters? >> reporter: that's a really big problem because everyone's trying to get into the city. and one of the things, they also need gas to get around and get back out. we're hearing reports of long lines at gasoline stations. sometimes stretching all around the block, where new york city police officers have to come out and direct traffic. sometimes these lines are lasting over an hour, we're hearing. >> mark greenblatt, live for us in lower manhattan. thanks, mark. >>> also here in new york, the third major hospital evacuation of the week. this one involves about 600 patients at bellevue hospital. >> it is the oldest public hospital in the nation. and abc's cynthia mcfadden was there as patients were brought out. >> reporter: the word went out. backup generators operating since monday night had failed. national guard troops called in to help carry out hundreds of patients
>> good news there, too. and in terms of the gridlock here in new york city. traffic very heavy as the mass transit system gets up and running. what about the scarcity of gasoline for commuters? >> reporter: that's a really big problem because everyone's trying to get into the city. and one of the things, they also need gas to get around and get back out. we're hearing reports of long lines at gasoline stations. sometimes stretching all around the block, where new york city police...
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new york city marathon has been canceled. we will have more on this story as we have it but, again, this was a very controversial call made by mayor bloomberg to hold it despite with what's going on with hurricane sandy. this is what we know so far, the marathon has been canceled here. so interesting developments here as we continue to track this story and we'll bring you more on this. we're going to take a short break here for now but stay tuned. much more "options action" straight ahead. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't want to miss it with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. you get knock-your-socks-off tools, simple one-click orders, real-time paper trading to hone your skills, plus anytime you need it support. ♪ stocks, options, futures, and forex. get your trading on track. thinkorswim by td ameritrade. trade commission free for 60 days, plus get up to $600 when you open an account. the markets keep moving. make sure the news keeps coming with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. use the news lin
new york city marathon has been canceled. we will have more on this story as we have it but, again, this was a very controversial call made by mayor bloomberg to hold it despite with what's going on with hurricane sandy. this is what we know so far, the marathon has been canceled here. so interesting developments here as we continue to track this story and we'll bring you more on this. we're going to take a short break here for now but stay tuned. much more "options action" straight...
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they have pledged a lot of money to go to helping new york city recover. meanwhile the death toll now climbing past 100 in new york, more subway and rail lines are opening up to date for commuters including the most used entrances into the city, the holland tunnel. electricity should be restored by midnight to customers in manhattan but it could be weeks. furtr parts of new york state and new jersey one of the state's biggest businesses opening its doors, governor chris christie issued an order today we opening atlantic city's 12 sinos. another day of lining up for hours at gas stations struggling to stay supplied. estimated 60% of stations in new jersey are shot 60%, 70% on long island. more on that still to come, but first, staten island across new york harbor from lower manhattan is home to half a million people. many blue-collar workers whose families have lived there for generations and many who say they have been forgotten including my next guest, representing the borough of staten island. always good to see you. what kind of recovery, rescue operati
they have pledged a lot of money to go to helping new york city recover. meanwhile the death toll now climbing past 100 in new york, more subway and rail lines are opening up to date for commuters including the most used entrances into the city, the holland tunnel. electricity should be restored by midnight to customers in manhattan but it could be weeks. furtr parts of new york state and new jersey one of the state's biggest businesses opening its doors, governor chris christie issued an order...
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the new york city marathon will still go on this weekend. people are really torn over this. just watch the reaction on twitter for example. it seems to be a very, very emotional issue. >> absolutely. as you said, the race is still on but many are still asking is that risk-reward worth it at this point. look at some of these numbers we polled. according to the "new york times" last year, the race had 47,000 runners, 8,000 volunteers and 1,000 staffers. also 2 million spectators. in total, generating $340 million in economic activity in the city. keep in mind though, about 20,000 of the 47,000 runners are from other countries. that's a little bit less than half of the race. you have to assume that travel disruptions are going to keep some of those people out of the city. another smaller survey that we looked at of marathon participants from past years shows that runners from overseas, they spent about $2,647 per person. they stay in the city for an average of 5.7 days. they also bring an average of 3.6 guests with them. so take that away and of course that $340 million economi
the new york city marathon will still go on this weekend. people are really torn over this. just watch the reaction on twitter for example. it seems to be a very, very emotional issue. >> absolutely. as you said, the race is still on but many are still asking is that risk-reward worth it at this point. look at some of these numbers we polled. according to the "new york times" last year, the race had 47,000 runners, 8,000 volunteers and 1,000 staffers. also 2 million spectators....
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so, no new york city today this was a genuinely good sign. traffic lights in lower manhattan slowly starting to turn on again. across the hudson, however, many people are still under duress. in hoboken, nearly a quarter of the city is under water, street after street, flooded and most of the city is without power. 20,000 people are stranded in their homes tonight. and after repeated appeals from the mayor, the national guard finally showed up today, providing a safe passage out. my abc news colleague alex perez spoke to people who had been trapped. >> it's scary. you don't know how long you're going to be stuck here. you don't know how you're going to get out of town. >> you can't find out what's going on anywhere else. we've been in a little island. >> reporter: elsewhere in the city, fire trucks were delivering food and supplies to people still sheltering in place. people charging their ipods, even coffee machines by generator. in at land take city today, new jersey governor chris christie and president obama toured the state's battered coa
so, no new york city today this was a genuinely good sign. traffic lights in lower manhattan slowly starting to turn on again. across the hudson, however, many people are still under duress. in hoboken, nearly a quarter of the city is under water, street after street, flooded and most of the city is without power. 20,000 people are stranded in their homes tonight. and after repeated appeals from the mayor, the national guard finally showed up today, providing a safe passage out. my abc news...
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new york city, et cetera. thank you very much and i will hang up to listen. >> guest: thanks, ralph. i'm glad to hear our minds are in sync. mostly because i've been secretly reading your e-mail all these years and that's why --, no, i'm just kidding. two interesting questions. start with the second one first. there is very interesting correlation, we can't necessarily say whether it is causation, very hard to test this, but, if you look for instance at carjackings and compare it to the success of the muchville lied game, grand theft auto, which is all about carjacking, the two kind of go like this. carjacking plummets in terms of the real world as more and more kids are virtually carjacking in the game grand theft auto. whether that is just an accident or whether there is in fact some sense in which, if you want to have the kind of the thrill of, you know, doing something like carjacking which is referred to as thrill crime. most people do it for the kind of excitement of it, it would seem a lot more sensible
new york city, et cetera. thank you very much and i will hang up to listen. >> guest: thanks, ralph. i'm glad to hear our minds are in sync. mostly because i've been secretly reading your e-mail all these years and that's why --, no, i'm just kidding. two interesting questions. start with the second one first. there is very interesting correlation, we can't necessarily say whether it is causation, very hard to test this, but, if you look for instance at carjackings and compare it to the...
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we need more recovery resources for these parts of new york city. as much as i would like to have m the marathon on, it's not a good time. >> so tell me, john, about those resources. break it down for us. folks don't realize, i think, the resources that are in such high demand. like right now as we speak, there must be so many generators in central park getting ready for this marathon, when in fact, people are dieing in staten island and parts of new jersey and new york still because they need power, they need those generators. so can you talk to us about the specific resources that are being diverted to central park for the marathon and where they could be used elsewhere. >> i am getting pleas for generators, for man power, for food, for water in different parts of the city. let's take a look at the generators, for example. there are many makeshift shelters. the city shelters have been doing a good job, but it's not enough for everybody out here. there's much more demand than was originally expected. so generators and the need for electricity, the
we need more recovery resources for these parts of new york city. as much as i would like to have m the marathon on, it's not a good time. >> so tell me, john, about those resources. break it down for us. folks don't realize, i think, the resources that are in such high demand. like right now as we speak, there must be so many generators in central park getting ready for this marathon, when in fact, people are dieing in staten island and parts of new jersey and new york still because they...
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>> yonkers as i know, a baby city sitting on top of new york city. when you have such a huge population center like that and there has been utter devastation to our ports for new jersey and opening some up in new york, there is a massive influx of people from both new jersey, around the county and from new york city that are coming into yonkers. we welcome it, we like their business but at the same time we're rapidly running out of gas. most of the city gas stations are actually out at this point. so we felt putting forth a rationing of 10 gallons of gas for nonemergency vehicles was a right step in trying to at least for all the residents can have some kind of a gas. dennis: if i can ask, by what authority were you able to do that? i didn't realize a local mayor could put a cap on gas rationing is. >> we are in a state of emergency and the mayor have great power and we utilize the power to impose that rationing of gasoline in the city. i think it will help out long-term gas will be up and running, but short-term we could be dried. the town north of
>> yonkers as i know, a baby city sitting on top of new york city. when you have such a huge population center like that and there has been utter devastation to our ports for new jersey and opening some up in new york, there is a massive influx of people from both new jersey, around the county and from new york city that are coming into yonkers. we welcome it, we like their business but at the same time we're rapidly running out of gas. most of the city gas stations are actually out at...
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. >>> breaking news from new york city. a short time ago, mayor bloomberg reversed course and announced sunday's running of the new york city marathon is cancelled. bloomberg came under sharp criticism for not canceling the race. in the aftermath of hurricane send, the city is still recovering from the massive storms and killed 40 people in new york alone. many are still without power. the transportation in the city has been snarled. the resources would have been diverted for the marathon and they're needed to help the city recover from sandy. >>> mntime, the heart of new york is slowly beating as recovery from sandy picked up a bit. the cleanup is breeding frustration, though, and desperation. millions of people without power, gas, food, drinking water, hurricane sandy not being blamed on 96 deaths in the united states. 570,000 homes and businesses are without power. could be several more days before electricity is completely restored and a gas shortage loom across the state and into neighboring new jersey. many say the si
. >>> breaking news from new york city. a short time ago, mayor bloomberg reversed course and announced sunday's running of the new york city marathon is cancelled. bloomberg came under sharp criticism for not canceling the race. in the aftermath of hurricane send, the city is still recovering from the massive storms and killed 40 people in new york alone. many are still without power. the transportation in the city has been snarled. the resources would have been diverted for the...
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would levees help a city like new york city? >> there are two ideas. one is a storm barrier, of the sort they have in london on it the thames which is raised into place every time there is a storm threat. it is expensive, it would cost about $7 billion, i understand. but it is doable and i think the discussion needs to begin in a serious way about planning and see figure we really need it. i think it actually is probably a wise idea. over the longer term we have a bigger problem if one or both of the polar ice sheets start to disintegrate faster, it could be we need a permanent sea wall we whether than just a temporary storm barrier. a lot of things that could be done cheap, easy and started right away like moving the subway entrances and moving the electoral system from the water. less talk from our political leaders and more action. >> you don't want to be left a sitting duck in manhattan or anywhere else, quite frankly. nice to have you on the program, thank you. >> glad to be here. >>> voters waiting in line two, three, even four hours to cast thei
would levees help a city like new york city? >> there are two ideas. one is a storm barrier, of the sort they have in london on it the thames which is raised into place every time there is a storm threat. it is expensive, it would cost about $7 billion, i understand. but it is doable and i think the discussion needs to begin in a serious way about planning and see figure we really need it. i think it actually is probably a wise idea. over the longer term we have a bigger problem if one or...
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and between news for the 26 mile new york city marathon will proceed as planned this sunday. >> so welcome back, everybody. the pictures and stories left from the storm's after math are still jaw-dropjaw-dropping. let's begin with scott cohn in lower manhattan. >> larry, hurricane sandy sent about 4 feet of water in the financial district and they think it actually may be a total loss, about $300,000 worth of damage. and they don't know if insurance is going to cover it. you multiply that by thousands of businesses and you begin to get a sense of what the problem is. and then there's the issue of getting around and getting gas. mary thooyor thompson has that . >> people with been waiting in line two to three hours. there's a shortage of power to open other gasoline stations. a lack of electricity plaguing the tri-state area. >> dangerous conditions at the gas terminal which is crucial. workers here trying hard to clean things up, but tough to do so without power. over to jackie deangelis for more on the utility side of things. >> nearly 4.5 million customers still without power and it may
and between news for the 26 mile new york city marathon will proceed as planned this sunday. >> so welcome back, everybody. the pictures and stories left from the storm's after math are still jaw-dropjaw-dropping. let's begin with scott cohn in lower manhattan. >> larry, hurricane sandy sent about 4 feet of water in the financial district and they think it actually may be a total loss, about $300,000 worth of damage. and they don't know if insurance is going to cover it. you...
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at the same time mayor bloomberg said meese don't come to new york city. we just can't handle the traffic and can't take the motorcade and all of that. how would you feel about the president coming to visit pennsylvania and has he talked to you at all? >> we talked in the group discussions where he has talked to the governors a couple times now. when it comes to the motorcades we're probably a little better able to handle that. i think i understand mayor bloomberg. it takes a great deal to move a president in a motorcade. takes a lot of law enforcement resources. there are a lot of streets may or may not be closed down. here in pennsylvania we would probably be able to get him around. we don't have the devastation to the extent that the people in new jersey and people in new york have. i'm sure that is where the president feel he needs to be and should job what do you think of how effusive governor christie has been of the president? it left a lot of people scratching their heads. was it surprising to you? >> well i haven't seen it. i've been out on the ro
at the same time mayor bloomberg said meese don't come to new york city. we just can't handle the traffic and can't take the motorcade and all of that. how would you feel about the president coming to visit pennsylvania and has he talked to you at all? >> we talked in the group discussions where he has talked to the governors a couple times now. when it comes to the motorcades we're probably a little better able to handle that. i think i understand mayor bloomberg. it takes a great deal...
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. >> reporter: it'll take weeks to recover from the destruction and parts of new york city are still paralyzed. some subway service has returned and it was announced that power will be restored to all of manhattan by saturday. with limited photograph are i can into the city lines for buss are growing people ordered to drive with three passengers are stuck in traffic or running out of gas. >> i had this luckyly so i just got out of my car and ran to the nearest gas station. >> reporter: the coast guard is working to bring in more fuel and the marathon is still a go despite criticism that runner runners will go through devastated areas. >> and families could only stand by helplessly as trees came falling down around their homes. this video from long island, john wassing as sandy toppled multiple trees right down the street. the fire then started at the end of the street. just watch the trees. >> furniture and debris all piled up. the devastation is so bad leaders aren't sure how many homes have been impacted. a beach front restaurant, the storm surge from sandy sent water crashing thro
. >> reporter: it'll take weeks to recover from the destruction and parts of new york city are still paralyzed. some subway service has returned and it was announced that power will be restored to all of manhattan by saturday. with limited photograph are i can into the city lines for buss are growing people ordered to drive with three passengers are stuck in traffic or running out of gas. >> i had this luckyly so i just got out of my car and ran to the nearest gas station. >>...
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we're hearing that the death toll has risen in new york city and of course a lot of people are still devastated by the fires. they can't go anywhere, and water conservation also a huge issue. let's head live to hoboken where we see remay marsh. >>> the national guard are still on stand by, yesterday they rescued people trapped inside their house, but this morning some good news. that contaminated flood water in this area is all gone. >> it's been three days since super storm sandy bore down on the east coast, but recovery is just beginning. governor chris christie of new jersey is asking for patience. >> i need you to have patience as i'm trying to get all these things done. >> christie accompanied president obama on a tour of storm damage yesterday. the president said americans go through tough times, but always bounce back. >> my commitment to the people on this block, the people in this community, and the people in this state is that that same spirit will carry over all the way through until our work is done. >> in new york limited subway service is beginning today with flooded tu
we're hearing that the death toll has risen in new york city and of course a lot of people are still devastated by the fires. they can't go anywhere, and water conservation also a huge issue. let's head live to hoboken where we see remay marsh. >>> the national guard are still on stand by, yesterday they rescued people trapped inside their house, but this morning some good news. that contaminated flood water in this area is all gone. >> it's been three days since super storm...
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he moved to new york city in 1948, where benny goodman hire him and he became very famous in new york at the time and he died in new york in 2001. one of the pieces of my ticket to ride is how many cubans of irish ancestry are there. because this connected to my family, that's why i wanted to read it to you. in the 40's, my father moved to new york in search of his destiny. he learned to make brillantine in red, blue and golden colors to give a beautiful sheen to the hair. in his spare time, when he could break free from his alchemist's captive vit, he would go listen to cuban music at the park plaza hotel in manhattan. those were happy times and years later became a happy tomic with me, convinced early on that my father inhabited a magic world. a few years ago, while listening to a recording of cuban blues by chico, i remembered in new york in those stories of the 40's that chico and my father met at club cuba in manhattan and again in havana in the mid-50's. the sessions of chico's house in our neighborhood became so famous that even my father, not particularly fond of cuban jazz, c
he moved to new york city in 1948, where benny goodman hire him and he became very famous in new york at the time and he died in new york in 2001. one of the pieces of my ticket to ride is how many cubans of irish ancestry are there. because this connected to my family, that's why i wanted to read it to you. in the 40's, my father moved to new york in search of his destiny. he learned to make brillantine in red, blue and golden colors to give a beautiful sheen to the hair. in his spare time,...
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here in new york city, commerce has been crippled. and power is not expected to be restored in many areas until next week. i.h.s. global predicts that if the areas affected by sandy lose a quarter of their output for just two days, it would knock about $25 billion off u.s. economic growth in the fourth quarter. that could be as much a 0.6%. but longer-term, some of the financial losses should be recovered by repair and rebuilding efforts. home improvement stores like home depot and lowes will likely get a boost in sales. many construction jobs will be created to rebuild homes and businesses. and governments will be spending huge amounts of money to repair subways, roads, and bridges so all of those efforts should help boost econoc activity early next year. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: joining us now for a closer look at sandy's economic impact, mark zandi, chief economist at moody's analytics. you know, mark, people often hear that when there's a sdater like zandi, that it's actually a boost to the economy. is that goin
here in new york city, commerce has been crippled. and power is not expected to be restored in many areas until next week. i.h.s. global predicts that if the areas affected by sandy lose a quarter of their output for just two days, it would knock about $25 billion off u.s. economic growth in the fourth quarter. that could be as much a 0.6%. but longer-term, some of the financial losses should be recovered by repair and rebuilding efforts. home improvement stores like home depot and lowes will...
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the new york city marathon is officially canceled. superstorm sandy wreaked destruction throughout the new york city area. all this time mayor bloomberg is insisting the marathon would go on as planned this sunday but now, the mayor confirms, the marathon will be canceled after all. he just did it. joining me now in a fox business exclusive is famed marathoner, bart yasso, the chief running officer with "runners world". give me reaction to this news? >> yeah, you know i'm shocked. when i came into the city, left my home in pennsylvaa where we didn't have any power, when i got here, i listened to the mayor's press conference and he said the race was on and, you know, it wasn't going to affect, they weren't going to take any resource from people that need help devastated by sandy, so i supported his decision knowing that. melissa: hwas on earlier today. he was on the air and he came out and at time it was 1:00 this afternoon eastern time and he insisted that it was going to continue even though there was so much pressure. the front of e
the new york city marathon is officially canceled. superstorm sandy wreaked destruction throughout the new york city area. all this time mayor bloomberg is insisting the marathon would go on as planned this sunday but now, the mayor confirms, the marathon will be canceled after all. he just did it. joining me now in a fox business exclusive is famed marathoner, bart yasso, the chief running officer with "runners world". give me reaction to this news? >> yeah, you know i'm...
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you just heard from new york city mayor ed koch. rudy giuliani was on the kudlow report last night and here is what he said. >> they wanted to cancel the marathon in 2001 and i said the heck with that, we're going to have a marathon and we're going to show that new york city is the most resilient sti in the world. i support the mayor in doing that. i think he's making the right decision. >> let's welcome in jeff sonnenfeld, dean for executive programs at the yale school of 3457kment. good to have you back on "halftime." from a leadership standpoint, you have everything from the way the city is dealing with the recovery effort from the hurricane, you have the whole marathon story unfolding as well. what does it say about the job of leadership and how it's been done over this past week? not to mention the power companies and then the ceos there who are under the gun to get the lights back on. >> well, you know, you can be sympathetic with the ceos and the power companies. surely they're doing their best and i'm not taking your easiest
you just heard from new york city mayor ed koch. rudy giuliani was on the kudlow report last night and here is what he said. >> they wanted to cancel the marathon in 2001 and i said the heck with that, we're going to have a marathon and we're going to show that new york city is the most resilient sti in the world. i support the mayor in doing that. i think he's making the right decision. >> let's welcome in jeff sonnenfeld, dean for executive programs at the yale school of...
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york city at this time is to say that we will not be you conducting the 2012 ing new york city marathon. >> i guess my question is what's going to happen to all the supplies? i guess those are privately owned. i'm not sure who owns them. but i would hope, and i think a lot of people here i talked to in the last hour or two, hope that those things, the generators at the very least, would be distributed, the port-a-potties would be used here. >> that's what the new york marathon is saying, they will mobilize the generators, the water, the food that was going to be used. the people need those port-a-potties. they don't have anywhere to go. >> no place around here. >> the reason people are staying in their homes, that's because there's looting going on. people's homes are being robbed. so to compound the tragedy, compound the devastation, now these poor people basically, they don't want to leave. the temperatures are dropping. within the last hour or two, it dropped 20 degrees and the people here really desperately need help. imagine if they took those buses they were going to use to transp
york city at this time is to say that we will not be you conducting the 2012 ing new york city marathon. >> i guess my question is what's going to happen to all the supplies? i guess those are privately owned. i'm not sure who owns them. but i would hope, and i think a lot of people here i talked to in the last hour or two, hope that those things, the generators at the very least, would be distributed, the port-a-potties would be used here. >> that's what the new york marathon is...
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macnet is a different place from new york city. when the president comes to new york on is gridlock even on a sunny day. new york is are equipped with traffic because there is no mass transit. everybody who has to be in new york is in the car. >> a lot of them are very annoyed at chris christie for doing this. i was look at it as, you know, you are trying to help the people in your state. the president has the connections to get the money. thanks to whatever their relationship was or is. that money came "fast and furious." the president comes down and helps the city that is under water. >> our mayor is also right. i normally don't agree with them. i don't like you know into things. [talking over each other] neil: i agree with you and all that stuff, but by the way, it is not difficult to hear. you could say that both gentlemen showed the proper spot in the face of this. i don't read all this political intrigue. i will say a bloomberg that he could have found it mayb in a nicer way to insult the president? >> is a matter of fact kin
macnet is a different place from new york city. when the president comes to new york on is gridlock even on a sunny day. new york is are equipped with traffic because there is no mass transit. everybody who has to be in new york is in the car. >> a lot of them are very annoyed at chris christie for doing this. i was look at it as, you know, you are trying to help the people in your state. the president has the connections to get the money. thanks to whatever their relationship was or is....
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to see all of it would be to rewrite new york city. it is the place where wild deer run across roadways. it is a place apart five miles on the ferry from manhattan and it might as well be a world away. it has almost everything that the rest of new york city has expect skyscrapers but it has much more. where ever you live in america staten island has a street that looks like a street in your town. rich streets with mansions, small town streets with han handsohand some homes. if you get lost in the middle of stat ten it is easy to forget about it. and it is very for new yorkers in the other bureaus to forget about staten island. i know countless new yorkers who have never been there and never seen it. and that is fine most of the type. it doesn't rely on tourism for any of its vitality. it welcomes tourists to see the sights like the oldest house on the island built in 1662. but if the rest of new york wants to ignore it. that is all right. most of the people they love and care about live on staten island. new york's mayors and police co
to see all of it would be to rewrite new york city. it is the place where wild deer run across roadways. it is a place apart five miles on the ferry from manhattan and it might as well be a world away. it has almost everything that the rest of new york city has expect skyscrapers but it has much more. where ever you live in america staten island has a street that looks like a street in your town. rich streets with mansions, small town streets with han handsohand some homes. if you get lost in...